Appeals against arbitration awards: serious irregularity

The lengthy judgment of Teare J in UMS Holdings Ltd and Others v Great Station Properties SA and Another [2017] EWHC 2398 (Comm) sets out in a great deal of detail the limits of serious irregularity challenges under section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996. It might be thought somewhat concerning to see that a challenge that the court regarded as misconceived was resolved only after a four-day hearing and a judgment stretching to 144 paragraphs.

UMS : the facts